St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-25
The BEAR GARDEN AGAIN.
The City Soioas Take the Regular
Weekly Whiri al Varieus Affairs
Municipal.
The Pneumatic Tube Ordinance Passes
---Another Session With the Street
Railway.
Salaries of Police Commissioners Are
MOI Raised---Asain the Contract
Question.
a Fifth Assistant Building Inspector
Great Variety of Routine Halter
Considered.

Yesterdays meeting of the city coun-
Gil was characterized by little speech
making and a rapid disposition of a
great lot of resolutions and motions.
Taking up the unfinished business of
the last session, the second reading OF
ordinances began the day S proceedings.
The ordinance granting Howell w.
Young, E. A. Hendrickson and others
the right to build and operate 4 pneu-
matte tube line within the city limits on
the East side, was passed, after being
amended so as to provide for nom
interference with underground conduitS.
Aid. Downs resolution to instruct the
city officers to execute 4 contract for
loo lights with the Wheeler Reflector
company as awarded, aroused the alder
man from the Seventh to vigorous action.
Mr.. Gibson hoped the resolution would
fall. He considered 1000 lights too
many to buy of an unknown company.
Downs defended his resolution, claim
ing that until something is done the city
is at the mercy of the Gas company.
Mills asked that action be deferred. and
on his motion the consideration of the
resolution was postponed till the next
meeting. A resolution adding $40 per
month for horse hire to the salary of
collect testimony for the city in defect
i've sidewalk damage suits, was referred
to the committee on salaries, one alder
man saying that the work could not be
done riding about in a carriage. The
committee on wOrkhOuSe was authorized
to employ necessary help in building the
new workhOuse. On motion of Aid.
Cooley the city engineer was instructed
to prepare plans for bridge and APP
proach across the Minneapolis IL St.
Louis and st. Paul. Minneapolis d
hue. a special committee was
created, consisting of the committee on
health and hospitals, the commission
ers of the poor, the health officer and
city physician, to inquire into the adj
visibility of establishing 4 city hospital.
The council chamber will be rendered
the American Waterworks association
for use during their convention in July.
On motion of Aid. Gilman the council
elected the fifth assistant building in
Spector, the first ballot resulting in the
choice of Paul NeiSS.
The committee on fire department re-
ported they had purchased a plat of
land on Fourth street north, adjoining
the l.. NJ. Stewart property. fifty feet
street front and 40 feet front on alley.
at $500 per front foot, the same TO be
used as site for the department head
quarters building. The committee re-
ported the sale of the city bonds, as
already announced in the papers. The
prices ruled rather lower than hereto
fore, not because of any falling off in
the credit of the city, but on account of
shortage in money markets. Aid.
Noernburg introduced an ordinace reg
ulating the sale of Intoxicating liquors,
and the granting Of liquor licenses. 1t
conforms to the requirements of the
state law and maintains the present
hours of opening and closing saloons.
G. NJ. Wells, j. N. Williams, j. G..
McFariane, A. P. Chisney and A. J.
johnson were made commissioners to
adjust values in several street extern
SionS. A large amount of routine work
was accomplished, and the council ad-
journed before 5 O'Clock, having cleared
the clerk S desk.